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XVILLIAM H. H. HEYDRICII, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OFONE-HALF TO CHRISTOPHER R. BLAOKALL, OF SAME PLACE.

CAR-FENDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 554,064, dated February4, 189e.

Application led August l5, 1895.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, XVILLIAM H. H. HEY- DRICK, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing` in the city and county of Philadelphia, State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Oar-Fenders,which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification andaccompanying drawings.

My invention consists of the construction of a car-fender, ashereinafter described and claimed, in which a movable cradle or basketis employed for picking up the object struck, provision being made fornormally sustaining said cradle at a point above the track, and meansbeing provided for causing the same to descend to a point near the levelof the track or groundA by the depression of a treadle or similar deviceby the motorman when he sees that an object is about to be struck.

It further consists of novel details of construction, all as will behereinafter fully set forth.

Figure l represents a side elevation of a carfender embodying myinvention. Fig. 2 represents a front elevation of .the same. Fig. 3represents a section on line 0c Fig. l. Fig. 4 represents a section online y y, Fig. 2.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts inthe severalfigures.

Referring to the drawings, A designates the platform of a car, and B thedashboard thereof.

O designates a rod which is suitably mounted in the hooks or hangers D,which in the present instance are two in number.

E designates curved fingers, bars or springs which extend forwardly fromsaid rod O and have their front ends joined by a suitable cross-piece F,the whole forming a cradle or basket E, into which the obj ect struck isadapted to fall.

G designates a frame extending upwardly from said rod C, the sameconsisting of the upright bars or springs H, which are joined by thecross-bars J, the construction of which frame will be apparent from Fig.2.

K designates springs, each having one end attached to a suitable portionof said frame G, While their other ends are connected to the rod C.

L designates a pin which is mounted near each end of the rod C and isadapted to pro- Serial No. 559,360. (No model.)

ject through a slot M in each of said hangers, the extremities of saidslot serving to limit the extreme motion of said pin in eitherdirection, as will be seen from Figs. 2 and 4.

N designates a .lug or ear which is attached to said rod C, to which lugis secured an end of a chain or other connection P, the other end of thelatter being secured at Q to the end of the lever R, which is fulcrumedat the point -6o S and extends above the platform of the car,

so as to be grasped by the motorman.

T designates the nose of the treadle U or similar device, which latteris fulcrumed at the point V, said nose being adapted to hold the lever Rnormally in the upright position seen in full lines in Fig. l, whereby,by reason of the intermediate connections, the' cradle E will besustained above the track in the position seen in full lines also inFig. l, andas 7o will be understood from Fig. 3 said nose Tis held inthe path of the lever R by means of the spring W under the end of saidtreadle U or similar device.

The operation is as follows: When the parts 7 5 are inthe position seenin full lines in Fig. l, the car is assumed to be progressing underordinary circumstances. Should, however, the motorman see an object onthe track, he depresses the treadle U, whereby the nose 8o T will bemoved out of engagement with the lever R, whereupon the weight of thecradle Ewill cause the same to descend into the position seen in dottedlines in Fig. l, and by reason of the intermediate connections the leverR will also assume the position seen dott-ed, and the object struck willbe caught up by the cradle E and thus prevented from injury, the frame Gpreventing any contact with the bumper or platform, as is evident. go

The frame G serves as a continuation of the lower frame or fingers E andprevents the person caught in the fender from being thrown againstthe'dashboard or front end of the platform. When it is desired to couplecars, the said frame E is rotated on the rod C until the cross-bar F canbe engaged by the hook X,

vin which position cars can be readily coupled.

It will of course be evident that changes may be made by those skilledin the art, in 10o the manner of assembling the parts, which will comewithin the scope of my invention,

and I do not therefore desire to be limited in every instance to theexact construction I have herein shown and described.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is- Y l. In a ear-fender, a single crossrodsuitably journaled, iin gers secured to said rod forming a cradle, aframe also connected with said rod, and adapted to extend upward infront of the dashboard of the car to which said fender is attached saidframe being disconnected from the dashboard of said car, a spring commonto said frame and cross-rod, a lug on said crossrod, and a pivoted leverconnected with said lu g, said parts being combined substantially asdescribed.

2. In a car-fender, the cradle E', the 'frame G located above thelatter, the rod C common to said cradle and frame, springs extendingfrom said frame to said rod, the slotted hangers in Which said rod ismounted, pins on said rod adapted to pass through the slots in saidhangers, alug or projection on said rod, a lever suitably fulcruined,connections intermediate said lug and lever, and a treadle for holdingthe latter normally in position, substantially as described.

3. In a car-fender, the treadle"U having a spring thereunder, and thenose T thereon, the lever R adjacent thereto, the rod C having a lug orprojection thereon, the chain Pintermediate the latter and said lever,the frame Glocated in front of said dashboard, the cradle E mounted onsaid rod below said frame, and the spring K common to said cradle andframe, the parts named being combined substantially as described.

4. In a car-fender, hangers adapted to be secured to a car-platform andhaving slots therein, a rod journaled in said hangers and having pinsguided in said slots, curved fingers secured at their upper ends to saidrod, a front connecting cross-rod for said fingers, anupwardly-projecting frame secured to said rod, springs connected to saidlatter frame and cross-rod, a lever connected by a chain with a lug onsaid cross-rod, and a catch for said lever, said parts bein g combinedsubstantially as described.

5. In a car-fender, hangers adapted to bc secured to a suitable portionof the car-body, and having slots therein, a rod journaled in saidhangers and having pins or projections thereon guided in said slots,forwardly-projecting iingers attached at their upper ends to said rod,forming a cradle, a front connect- .ing cross-rod for said iingers, anupwardlyprojecting frame mounted on said flrst-mentioned rod, means forholding said frame and cradle in position relative to each other meansfor holding said cradle normally in elevated position, and means fordepressing the same when desired, substantially as described.

G. In a car fender, a treadle pivotally mounted having a springthereunder and a nose thereon, a lever suitably fulcrulned and adaptedto be held in position by said nose, hangers attached to a car-platform,and having slots therein, a rod mounted in said hangers and havingprojections thereon guided in said slots, connections intermediate saidrod and lever, a ii'orwardly-projeeting cradle mounted on said rod, aframe mounted on said rod and located in front of the dashboard, andmeans for holding said cradle and frame in position relative to eachother substantially as described.

VILLIAM IVI. II. IIEYDRICK.

Witnessesz JOHN A. WIEDERSHEIM, IVM. C. VIEDnRsHEIM.

